MSG<>Habitat for Humanity
River of Life<> VIPs<>Prison Family Lunch<>Relay for Life
DFCS<>So-So Sewers<>Big Brothers & Big Sisters<>CASA
Villa International<>Connections<> In Our Best Interest<>Harriet's Closet
Mexico Work Mission<>NEW!Baldwin Christian Learning Center
Our Worship service is broadcast on WKZR(102.3FM) every Sunday morning @ 11:00am. We join our brothers and sisters at St.Stephen's Episcopal Church and First United Methodist Church to bring the community the Protestant Hour @ 8:00am on Sunday mornings on WKZR. PRINTABLE BULLETIN for January 1,2006 (three pages). |
Milledgeville Singer's Guild (MSG), a community choral group, meets here at First Presbyterian, in the choir room, from 7:00-8:45pm each Monday night. The group is directed by our own Caroline Carson, Music Director. July 28,2005 Union Recorder article: Click here. Contact Caroline for any questions at choralmusicrules@hotmail.com OR contact anyone you know in the guild. Thank you for supporting this community chorus. Getting ready for our spring concerts. All parts are needed. Being able to read music is not required, but it is helpful. Caroline has a marvelous repertoire in the works for our Christmas concerts. If you personally don't sing but know of someone who does, please let them know about this great opportunity. If you are interested in joining the guild, please contact Caroline. Listen out for us at the Sweetwater Festival in November. Interested in our previous choral works?... Click Here. Donations are accepted anytime by any member of the Guild. |
FOR HUMANITY If you would be willing to be our church liason, please contact Erin Smith. The annual Habitat for Humanity Community Service will be held on Sunday, September 11 @ 4:00pm at All Faiths Chapel (Central State Hospital Grounds). Our own Caroline Carson will again be conducting this musical service with David Cole as accompanist. Several church choirs from the Milledgeville community will be involved in this event. Music practices will be held on Tuesdays @ 7:00pm at First Presbyterian Church. We will meet in the choir loft. If you are interested in participating and/or want to get your church choir involved, please contact Caroline Carson. On Thursday, December 14th, the Faith-build house [the third for the year and the 14th since the local affiliate started in 1994] was completed and dedicated. Mary Baker was the family support partner to the Fluellen family. A River of Life team helped landscape the Faith-build house as well. The team included youth from our church and was led by Ian Hixson and Frank Forts. In early December, the affiliate celebrated its 10th anniversary. In recognition for the way in which our Community Chorus event brought together different churches during Building on Faith week this year, Habitat for Humanity International awarded the local affiliate a $2000 grant. Finally, construction has started on the first of four houses to be built in 2005. Thanks to our own Caroline Carson for directing a beautiful event commemorating "Building on Faith" week in celebration of our local chapter's 10th anniversary. A whopping $1450 was raised to help complete the two houses currently under construction. Thanks to the PW for preparing lunch on October 23rd and for those who worked on October 30th. -Susan McGill, Community Service Chairperson. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Looking for a "Ghost-Crew" This means volunteers who are available to build Habitat houses during the week Looking for volunteers to help staff and set up the store! We urgently need family support partners to partner with our homeowners as their house is constructed and a year beyond that to help mentor our families as they make the transition from renting to owning their home. We also have ideas for Sunday School group projects! Visit our local chapter here. Call 478-453-9617 or email habitatforhumanity@alltel.net Do you have a passion for Habitat? We need you to be our church liason. For a job description, talk to John Sallstrom, Debbie Lamsma or Erin Smith. |
From June 11-June 20, ninety-one volunteers from Northeast Georgia Presbytery will build houses in Piedras Negras, Mexico. This is our thirteenth year to work with Contructores Para Cristo (Builders for Christ). We ask you to pray for us and this mission on each of the days we will be gone. On June 5th, we will commission those who are representing First Presbyterian, Milledgeville on the Mission Trip to Mexico. They are listed below with their prayer partners: Susan McGill........Keleigh McGill Blair Harshbarger..........Debbie Harshbarger Laura Brett Harshbarger........JoAnn Yao Kerry McGill..........Katy McGill Emily Wells...........Erin Smith We want you for the 2006 Mexico Work Mission- contact your pastor or church office in November for an application. Please pray foor this mission and seek God's will about a donation to help us in this ministry. We thank Good for the Churches who shared their members, money, vans, and prayers. -Susan McGill |
(VIP) Over three million people in the U.S. have significant visual impairment; a smaller number are totally blind. The losses and needs experienced by persons adjusting to visual impairment. We list these as a reference for others:
The needs of VIP's:
December 5th was very special for our support group. Dr.Julian Nussbaum, Professor and Chairman of the Eye Care Center at the Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, was our guest speaker. It was a cold and rainy day but the Fellowship Hall was filled with 56 members and guests from Milledgeville, Gordon, Eatonton, Warner Robins, and Athens. Mary Beth Busbee and two friends came from Duluth; they live in a retirement community and have asked for help in starting a low vision support group. Dr.Nussbaum spoke to us about current research and treatments for macular degeneration. He answered our questions and gave us hope for the future. We are indeed grateful for his visit. Special thanks go to our drivers and to those who contributed refreshments and helped with serving. Our helpers included friends from Hope Lutheran and First Methodist. Next meeting is Wednesday, January 18th. Our speaker will be demonstrating talking telephones and other helpful aids. We are having more people needing transportation to the meetings on th 3rd Wednesday of each month. If you can volunteer, give your name to Martha or Harry. We appreciate you and many of our members speak warmly of this service of FPC. Martha Tomlin, Marjorie Wood, Milladene Grant, Harry Beck |
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Another outstanding Prison Family Luncheon was held on Saturday, September 17th at the First Presbyterian Church. We had about 60 people to make the trip from Atlanta. They seemed very happy to be here and if the compliments we received on the food were an indication, they really enjoyed our hospitality tremendously. The following people helped to make this event the success that it was: Arnie and Rae Wade, Cliff and Nancy Holbrook, Charlotte and Joe Owens, Libby and John Lounsbury, J.F., Tsu-Ming, and Jocelyn Yao, Rosemary Begemann, Anne Dennis, Andrew Townsend and Millie Murphy. Anne Dennis interviewed people and took pictures for an upcoming article in the Union Recorder. Our next luncheon is scheduled for Saturday,January 21.If you have never worked on a luncheon or haven't done so for a while, then I would really encourage you to join us. Please let me know if you're interested in joining us. In Christ, Millie Murphy |
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American Cancer Relay For Life will be Friday,April 8th @ 7pm through Saturday,April 9th at 10am. Betty Hattaway and J.F. Yao are the co-captains for our church team this year. We now have 18 members! Anyone wanting to donate should make checks out to the American Cancer Society and give it to a team member (names are listed on the bulletin board in the hallway). See Betty or J.F.. We had luminaries in honor of and as memorials for church members. Even though luminaries don't count in our fund-raising amount, the money still goes to cancer research. We need to get our group together ASAP. Thank you. |
Bring nonperishable food for the needy on Sunday,October 9th. The children will bring the baskets forward during the Worship Service.Our baskets were not full enough last month. Let's work together to fill them up this month! This food is distributed to needy people in our community. We have spoken to the Department of Family and Children Services about what items they most need to stock their Food Pantry. They have requested foods that could serve as entire meals such as soups, stews and dumplings. They also frequently run out of dry foods such as pastas and rices. Canned meats such as tuna and chicken are another good idea. While they do appreciate any items, smaller sized items (as opposed to bulk sized items) are easier to disperse to several families. Please, keep these ideas in mind when donating to our monthly food collection on the second Sunday of each month. Thank you. Our church also sends DFCS a monthly check to help the needy. |
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WHERE: Fellowship Hall WHEN:10:00am-12:00pm,Thursdays WHO: Anyone who wants to come knit, quilt or crochet for charitable or personal projects. |
Big Brothers and Big Sisters of the Oconee is recycling injet and laser cartridges as a fundraising project to benefit the work of the agency. If you have catridges you would like to donate rather than discard, please bring them by the church office. This is a chance to help a local agency which seeks to improve the lives of children in our community while, at the same time, benefitting the environment. |
Ocmulgee Court Appointed Special Advocates, Inc. (CASA)is a non-profit organization that recruits, trains and supervises volunteers to advocate for abused children in court. We need volunteers! Ocmulgee CASA is currently recruiting volunteers to start training in October. The training course is 30 to 40 hours and will take place two nights a week starting in October. Our e-mail address is ocmulgeecasa@yahoo.com or we can be reached at (478)452-9170. More information is on the church bulletin board. |
HOW ABOUT SOME PICTURES FROM CHURCH ACTIVITIES? SEND THEM TO ME, PLEASE. Cindy Rivers |
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The Session recently received a letter about Villa International which reads, in part: "In 1966, a young woman from abroad, who was an international professional related to CDC, killed herself on Easter weekend. She was living alone and isolated. This tragic loss touched the hearts of many...Villa International in Atlanta was begun in 1967 and the doors have remained opened as we fulfill our call to use the gift of Christian hospitality. The motto has been, "where the world comes home", but since September 11, 2001, many families and countries in the developing nations have become fearful of travel to Atlanta for training. We believe in this vital ministry of our faith, and feel it will continue to be needed now and in the future. "To ease the mounting cost of empty rooms, Villa International Atlanta is opening its doors to aid families with loved ones in the Atlanta hospital systems. You can also stay for a few days and nights if you have other business or recreational events. Room rates are: Single Person---$33.00(plus tax per night) Double Occupancy:---$25.00(per person, plus tax per night) $3.00 for a rollaway bed Call 1-404-633-6783, or use the website: www.villa-atl.org for reservations or further information. If you are planning a trip to Atlanta, you might want to take advantage of this opportunity to obtain accomodations at a very reasonable rate while also supporting this ecumenical ministry. Villa International is located at 1749 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta. Editor note: We received a "thank you" for remembering Villa through the Drew Cotton Fund and also an invitation to come see them. |
Would you be interested in participating in GC&SU's "Connections" community program coordinated by the International Education Center? MAKE YOUR GLOBAL CONNECTION! We have new students from Spain, China, Germany and many other countries on campus this semester and are currently looking for volunteers to become "Connections" partners for our new international students. "Connections" is a volunteer cross-cultural friendship program that matches local individuals and families with our international students. Connections partners have the opportunity to forge lifelong friendships by sharing a whole range of social experiences from boating out on the lake to holiday celebrations. Connections partners get together on an occasional basis as time permits. Simply sharing a meal or providing a ride to the store can be extremely meaningful and helpful to new students as they get settled into life in Milledgeville. The Connections relationship should be one in which both sides benefit. From your Global Connection you may learn to cook a variety of ethnic dishes or how to say greetings in Spanish. From the Local Connection, the student may develop an appreciation for American football or learn "Southern" expressions. To form your own global friendship, please reply to this email or phone the International Education Center at 445-0874. Let us know about your family and interests, as well as any preferences in the type of student with whom you wish to be matched. We look forward to hearing from you!Associate Director International Student Adviser International Education Center Georgia College & State University CBX 49 Milledgeville, GA 31061 Tel: 478-445-0874 Fax: 478-445-2623 Email: libby.davis@gcsu.edu http://www.gcsu.edu/international |
A community-based support group for women in abusive marriages. Meets every other Thursday at 6:30pm in the Fellowship Hall. Childcare is provided. |
If you have any costume jewelry (earrings, brooches, necklaces, etc.) languishing unused at home, consider donating it to Harriet's Closet, a facility at Oconee Regional Medical Center. The Closet, administered by volunteers of the Civic Woman's Club of Milledgeville, is a facility where Baldwin County residents being treated for cancer may acquire wigs, turbans, jewelry, lotions, makeup, protheses and medical supplies. Please, place your donations in the Harriet's Closet Box on the shelf in Glen Kohlhagen's office, and indicate the name of the giver. Thank you. Rae P. Wade, CWC Harriet's Closet volunteer |